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> United States > Nebraska > Senate Class I

Office

Senate

Honorific

Senator - Abbr: Sen.

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

March 01, 2012 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

November 06, 2012 - 08:00am Central

Polls Close

November 06, 2012 - 08:00pm Central

Term Start

January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm

Term End

January 03, 2019 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Ashley

Last Modified

RBH December 20, 2012 11:38pm

Data Sources

[Link]

Description

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Democratic	Won	11/07/2006
	Name	Ben Nelson	Votes	378,388 (63.88%)
	Term	01/03/2007 - 01/03/2013	Margin	164,460 (+27.77%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Republican	Won	11/06/2018
	Name	Deb Fischer	Votes	403,151 (57.72%)
	Term	01/03/2019 - 01/03/2025	Margin	133,234 (+19.08%)

PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE

May 15, 2012

NE US Senate - D Primary

Bob Kerrey

D 82,225

May 15, 2012

NE US Senate - R Primary

Deb Fischer

R 195,043

MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

11/02/2010	11/01/2012

CANDIDATES

Photo

Name

St. Sen. Deb Fischer

Sen. Bob Kerrey

Party

Republican

Democratic

Campaign Logo

Certified Votes

455,593 (57.77%)

332,979 (42.23%)

Margin

0 (0.00%)

-122,614 (-15.55%)

Predict Avg.

48.81%

40.33%

Cash On Hand

6/30 $1,106,322.00

6/30 $1,280,836.00

Website

[Website]

Entry Date

06/29/2011

02/29/2012

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MATCHUP POLLS (24 from 12 pollsters)

Adj Poll Avg

51.65%

42.84%

We Ask America
11/01/12-11/01/12

53.60%

1.4

41.20%

7.2

Gravis Marketing
10/28/12-10/28/12

56.00%

44.00%

Pharos Research Group
10/26/12-10/28/12

49.70%

1.3

47.00%

1.0

Wiese Research Associates
10/24/12-10/26/12

48.00%

8.0

45.00%

5.0

Public Opinion Strategies (R)
10/23/12-10/25/12

55.00%

3.0

39.00%

6.0

Pharos Research Group
10/19/12-10/21/12

48.40%

1.1

45.98%

2.9

Harrison-Hickman
10/14/12-10/16/12

50.00%

45.00%

Pharos Research Group
10/12/12-10/14/12

49.55%

43.06%

Wiese Research Associates
09/17/12-09/20/12

56.00%

40.00%

We Ask America
08/14/12-08/14/12

55.00%

34.00%

Public Opinion Strategies (R)
06/17/12-06/18/12

58.00%

33.00%

Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D)
06/11/12-06/13/12

52.00%

38.00%

Rasmussen Reports
05/16/12-05/16/12

56.00%

38.00%

5.0

Public Policy Polling
03/22/12-03/25/12

48.00%

9.0

38.00%

Rasmussen Reports
03/05/12-03/05/12

0.00%

33.00%

Magellan Data & Mapping Strategies (R)
01/10/12-01/11/12

0.00%

35.0

40.00%

Magellan Data & Mapping Strategies (R)
11/20/11-11/21/11

35.00%

0.00%

Hickman Research
11/05/11-11/10/11

37.00%

2.0

0.00%

Public Policy Polling
09/30/11-10/02/11

39.00%

0.00%

Hickman Research
06/19/11-06/23/11

35.00%

0.00%

Hickman Research
02/21/11-02/24/11

0.00%

Public Policy Polling
01/26/11-01/27/11

35.00%

0.00%

Magellan Data & Mapping Strategies (R)
12/15/10-12/15/10

0.00%

Voter/Consumer Research (R)
11/02/10-11/03/10

0.00%

ENDORSEMENTS

Endorsements

R	Spen
	Omaha World Herald
R	Maryland Republican

D	NCdem
R	Chuck Hagel 🔗
R	Warren Rudman 🔗
R	Alan K. Simpson 🔗
	Lincoln Journal Star
I	Paul

EVENTS

Start Date

End Date

Type

Title

Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS

Start Date	Candidate	Category	Ad Tone	Lng	Title	Run Time	Contributor

10/22/2012	Bob Kerrey vs Deb Fischer	TVAd	Attack	eng	Abuse of Power	00:00:30	RP
10/04/2012	Bob Kerrey	Web Only Ad	Endorsement	eng	Steve Martin, Home Crafts Expert, Endorses Bob Kerrey	00:02:14	RP
09/13/2012	Deb Fischer	TVAd	Issue	eng	Where I Stand	00:00:30	RP
09/06/2012	Bob Kerrey	TVAd	Issue	eng	Mess	00:00:30	RP
07/16/2012	Deb Fischer	TVAd	Attack	eng	A Nebraska Senator	00:00:31	Crimson
04/23/2012	Bob Kerrey	TVAd	Issue	eng	Bob Kerrey on War with Iran	00:00:30	Craverguy
03/13/2012	Bob Kerrey	TVAd	Issue	eng	Step It Up	00:00:30	RBH
03/13/2012	Bob Kerrey	TVAd	Biography	eng	Welcome Home	00:00:30	RBH
11/30/2011		TVAd	Issue	eng	Ben Nelson Helps Nebraska's Veterans	00:31:00	RP

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